vote

vote
vote1 [ vout ] verb ***
1. ) intransitive or transitive to formally express an opinion by choosing between two or more issues, people, etc.:
vote for/in favor of/against: 68 percent of the union voted against striking.
I'm going to vote for Jackson.
vote on: The Council will vote on the proposal next Friday.
vote to do something: The committee voted unanimously to ban alcohol from the concert.
vote with someone (=in the same way as someone): The smaller parties will be voting with the government.
vote Republican/Democrat etc.: I voted Republican in the last election.
a ) intransitive to show your choice of a person or an issue in an election:
I've already voted.
register to vote (=sign a piece of paper so that you can vote): You can register to vote when you are 18.
b ) transitive to choose something or someone to win a prize or honor:
vote someone (as) something: She was voted most likely to succeed by her high school class.
2. ) intransitive or transitive INFORMAL to suggest what you would like to do in a particular situation:
vote for: I vote for eating before we watch the video.
vote (that): I vote that we go swimming.
vote with your feet/wallet/pocketbook
to express an opinion through your actions, for example by not going to a place or deciding not to spend money:
Moviegoers started voting with their feet.
,vote `down phrasal verb transitive
to stop or end something as the result of a vote
,vote `out phrasal verb transitive
to remove a person or political party from a position by voting
vote
vote 2 [ vout ] noun ***
1. ) count the formal expression of a choice between two or more issues, people, etc.:
He got an overwhelming majority of the votes.
My vote will go to the candidate who promises tax reform.
cast a vote (=mark a piece of paper to show who you are voting for): I cast my vote for the candidate who seemed the most honest.
vote for/in favor of/against: There were only 62 votes for the proposal, compared to 740 against.
something costs someone votes (=makes them lose votes): This policy will cost her thousands of votes.
a ) count an occasion when people formally choose between two or more issues, people, etc. in an election:
The result of the vote will be announced tomorrow.
have/take a vote (on something): Let's have a vote on where to go for our vacation.
put something to the vote (=give people the chance to vote on something): Our boss decided to put the issue to the vote.
b ) singular the total number of votes made in an election:
The Republican Party's share of the vote increased.
get/win/secure/poll a percent of the vote: The Democrats won 53 percent of the popular vote.
split the vote (=cause people to vote for different things): The new environmental party split the liberal vote.
2. ) the vote the right to vote in an election
someone gets your vote
if someone gets your vote, you support what they say or do:
Anyone prepared to stand up to the bosses gets my vote.
the Jewish/working-class/Florida etc. vote
a particular group or religion, considered according to the way they tend to vote in an election

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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